I once was brilliant. Words flowed freely through my mind down my arms, to my paper... To the world. Ambition. I knew that I would be a doctor, a life saver, a game changer. A disease curer. Curiosity. It fueled me, freed me, lifted me. A spark in the dark. Literature. It lured me, transported me, made me an addict of the wordsmith. A literary scholar. Life. It derailed me, impaled me, stole my thunder. A reminder that plans always change.